- ten pound Pom
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alternative form of ten pound tourist, specifically referring to a British immigrant.
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ten-pound Pom — /tɛn paʊnd ˈpɒm/ (say ten pownd pom) noun Colloquial an immigrant from Britain to Australia who arrived under the assisted passage program of 1946–72 under the terms of which the immigrant paid a nominal £10 for the voyage …
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